Sajith Premadasa

Sajith Premadasa, MP (Sinhala: සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, Tamil: சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka since 2020.^[1][2] He is also a Member of Parliament for Colombo District.

Sajith Premadasa
සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස சஜித் பிரேமதாச
15th Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe (acting)
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs
In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
In office 12 January 2015 – 26 October 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Succeeded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 57) Colombo, Ceylon
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020)
Other political affiliations	United National Party (before 2020)
Spouse(s)	Jalani Premadasa ​ (m. 1999)​
Parents	Ranasinghe Premadasa Hema Premadasa

Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He studied at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering London School of Economics.

References

1. admin (2019-12-05). "UNP decides to nominate Sajith as Opposition Leader". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
2. Srinivasan, Meera (2019-12-05). "Sajith Premadasa named Opposition leader in Sri Lanka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-05.